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– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 106.17° W

Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 am Wed 26 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
50
NW
50
NW
35
NW
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
40
W
30
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
NW
25
N
35
NNW
 cm 
3
1
5
9
 mm 
max°C
-8
-6
-10
-5
-4
-8
-6
-6
-11
-12
-11
-13
-13
-13
-16
-16
-15
-17
min°C
-12
-9
-10
-9
-7
-10
-9
-9
-14
-14
-12
-13
-13
-15
-20
-19
-18
-19
chill°C 
-22
-20
-21
-18
-16
-18
-17
-19
-25
-26
-23
-24
-23
-25
-30
-29
-29
-32
Freezing level (m
3000
2650
2250
3350
3150
2700
3450
3050
2300
2500
2300
2150
2250
2100
1450
1850
1050
700
Cloud base (m)
5350
3650
3450
4300
4350
3500
5050
4900
3450
3750
6500
5500
3450
3450
3450
3700
9250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:58
7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
Sunset
4:43
4:43
4:43
4:42
4:42
4:42

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Thu night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
16 km
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 257).
47
35 km S
2398m alt.
33 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 33 degs) was rejected.
36 km E
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 321).
58
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the WNW
(16 kph at 292).
40
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
clear
Clear
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 250).
16 km
38 km SE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 27 degs) was rejected.
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
clear
Clear
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
10
Light winds from the NW
(10 kph at 305).
29
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
34 minutes ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
18

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.